diff --git a/ext/spl/tests/dit_001.phpt b/ext/spl/tests/dit_001.phpt
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+--TEST--
+SPL: Problem with casting to string
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$d = new DirectoryIterator('.');
+preg_match('/x/', $d);
+var_dump($d);
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+object(DirectoryIterator)#%d (0) {
+}